How to visualize Zerto metrics using Grafana
Monitoring Zerto with Open source tools like Grafana and Prometheus
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Configuring ZVM Appliance Multi-Factor Authentication
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Converting REST API Scripts for ZVM Appliance
This post will help you when converting REST API scripts for Windows ZVM for use with ZVM appliances. Spoiler alert – every script that uses the Windows ZVM REST API will need (some) modifications before it will work with the ZVM Appliance. What has changed? The ZVM Appliance, which is replacing the Windows-based ZVM, is… -
Introducing the Linux Zerto Virtual Manager
With the release of Zerto 9.5u1 comes something pretty exciting for Zerto customers. It’s been something that customers have been asking for – for a long time. Zerto Virtual Manager Linux Appliance or Linux ZVM for short. It’s been a huge project which started before I rejoined Zerto, but the first version is finally here!… -
I’m back at Zerto (now HPE) in a new role!
It’s hard to believe that it has taken me over 6 months to sit down and write this post. Late last year I decided that Nasuni wasn’t for me, it wasn’t the people (Jeff, Paul, and Will, you guys are the best), it just wasn’t the perfect role for me; at the same time, I… -
MayaData launches Kubera Propel and Kubera Chaos
Palo Alto, CA – November 16th MayaData, a leading developer of open-source software for using Kubernetes as a data layer, announces the commercial availability of Kubera Propel and Kubera Chaos. Kubera Propel is based on the most popular open-source Container Attached Storage project, OpenEBS, which MayaData started and continues to lead. Kubera Chaos is based… -
Harbor: How to Deploy a Private Container Registry
What a container registry does Even a single docker host machine has to get its images from somewhere. That somewhere is a container registry. A container registry is typically a public server that allows multiple people to share these images. Container images are sort of like a zip file with everything a particular application (or… -
How to use a Cloudflare API Token for LetsEncrypt Validation on Ubuntu 20.04
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How to: Azure Custom DNS, Private Endpoints, and Zerto
Disclaimer PRIVATE ENDPOINTS REQUIRE GPV2 STORAGE ACCOUNTS. ZERTO IS A HIGH IO REPLICATION ENGINE AND GPV2 STORAGE ACCOUNTS HAVE AN EXPONENTIALLY HIGHER IO COST. (GPV1 = $.0004 per 10,000 READ OR WRITE IO, GPV2 = $.004 per 10,000 READ IO and $.05 per 10,000 WRITE IO). REPLICATING TO A GPV2 STORAGE ACCOUNT WITH ZERTO WILL… -
The Ultimate Nerd Raspberry Pi Cluster case version 2.0!
How do you make the Ultimate Nerd Raspberry Pi cluster case better!?! I wrote this article sometime in late 2019 or early 2020… apparently I forgot to click publish. Woops! So basically this post is about how I made my Pi cluster even better! One way is to make it twice as big! If you…
Technology First – June
Technologyfirst.org is a local tech related newspaper that is printed monthly and distributed around the Dayton Ohio area. I used to pick up a copy all the time when I worked downtown Dayton at Reynolds and Reynolds, but since changing…
HP P2000 G3 SAS SAN
I’ve done several posts about the P2000 series of SAN’s from HP, but all of the posts had to do with the iSCSI or Fiber Channel models. This post is to catch you up on the SAS model and what…
How to Size Memory for VMware Servers
One of the things you have to do when building out your VMware cluster is size the amount of memory (RAM) you need. From what I have seen most people assume that by adding up the total amount of RAM…
EMC VNXe 3100: My First Look
Last week I unboxed my first EMC VNXe 3100 SAN for a client. At first glance the VNXe looks much like the Clariion AX4, the only thing that is different (physically) is the front bezel and the interfaces on the…
Veeam Storage Best Practices
Note that right now these are mainly based upon my experience with the ExaGrid backup storage appliance. However, as I get the chance to test other appliances I will update this post and add to the list. Disk to Disk…
VCA410-DT Tips
Update: I’m officially VCA410-DT # 106 This morning I sat for the new VMware View related exam VMware Certified Associate – Desktop. I didn’t get to do much studying but figured since I was going to be at the testing…
Recipe for SMB Cluster’s Version 2.0
I’ve done several posts on how to design a cost-effective SMB cluster, but recently with the discovery of the HP P2000 G3 SAS SAN it has gotten MUCH more cost effective. While the HP SAS SAN is not entirely new,…
Exagrid Notes / Support
My Experience with ExaGrid Support Let me start out by saying that the support and customer service from ExaGrid is top notch. I get to work with a lot of different vendors at my job, and I must say that…
Veeam’s Next Big Thing: Hyper-V
So now that Veeam has (in my opinion) conquered the VMware world, they have turned their sights to Hyper-V. While I did not get a chance to view the webinar I did watch the video presentation/demo that Gostev gave, and…
Remote Desktop Connection Manager
This morning while wasting some time before the baby’s doctor appointment I was browsing around on Microsoft Connect. I had never heard of it before and thought I would see what was all available on it. For those of you…